Colleen was born in Dayton, Ohio and raised in Houston, Texas. She has lived in the Kingwood area since 1977 and is a member of the first graduating class of Kingwood High School. She and her husband have been married for the better part of 30 years and they are the proud parents of a daughter. Colleen and her husband enjoy touring Texas and staying in bed & breakfasts as Colleen studies the history of the places they visit. When she’s not sewing, cooking, reading, touring museums, studying photography or playing Sudoku, Colleen spends her free time tracing her genealogy and practicing her public speaking skills.